Higher Education in Asia

Asia emerging as ‘third pole’ in higher education

By Yojana Sharma – in University World News.

Asia is becoming a ‘third pole’ in higher education, as the bipolar world of higher education previously dominated by Europe and North America is set to change, a conference organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Singapore government heard last week.

The development of technology, particularly online learning, and the emergence of Asian countries as strong higher education performers and a major source of students will shape the future of higher education in the coming years, the “Higher Education Futures” conference, jointly organised by the OECD and Singapore government, heard last Wednesday.